Jim Wagner

AT&T and Verizon Communications , two of the largest telephone operators in the U.S., are taking their advanced data services worldwide, either expanding on existing services or venturing forth for the first time. In today’s increasingly-shrinking global market, corporations are looking to expand operations outside the confines of North America and expand overseas using frame […]

EarthLink Inc. executives signed a deal with AT&T Broadband officials Tuesday, allowing the second largest dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) in the U.S. access to Ma Bell’s vast cable network. EarthLink will start cable Internet services through AT&T Broadband in Seattle in mid-summer and roll out EarthLink cable services shortly thereafter, said Garry Betty, EarthLink […]

To many the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a behemoth of an organization charged with enforcing Congress’ communications laws over the air and through telephone and cable lines. So it might come as a surprise to some following the commission’s yearly budget meeting last week, when Michael Powell, FCC chairman (in addition to asking for […]

The U.S. District Court ordered the immediate shutdown of a Web site owned by a European spam outfit for bilking more than $1 million from customers, Federal Trade Commission officials announced Monday. According to the FTC, Quantum Management, Ltd., out of London, England, sent out hundreds of millions of e-mails to U.S. and European consumers […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has locked its eyes on another voice and data carrier. Qwest Communications International Inc. Monday confirmed that on Friday it received an informal inquiry from the Denver regional office of the SEC, requesting voluntary production of documents related to Qwest’s accounting policies, practices and procedures in 2000 and […]

‘Of the people, for the people and by the people’ will be a thing of the past if the president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has his way, a white paper publicized Friday afternoon finds. Executives at New.net compiled testimony and suggestions from some of the organization’s most vocal critics […]

Global Crossing Inc., executives announced Friday a sweeping range of cutbacks to shore up mounting losses and increasing debt. The drawdown is expected to save the company hundreds of millions of dollars, from $1.5 billion in 2001 to $900 million at the end of the year. Capital expenditures will be slashed from $3.2 billion down […]

Qwest Communications hastily released its plans to sell $1.5 billion in debt, due in 10 years, after the wire services picked up on the item Friday morning. The telephone company had originally planned on issuing a $1 billion debt offering to financiers, but bumped up the price to pay for immediate short-term debt financing. The […]

Last year Audrey Weil was named AOL Broadband president, charting her high-speed Internet division’s course through a regulatory landmine; in two months’ time she’ll be stepping down. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the resignation is voluntary. An e-mail the new organization obtained said “Audrey has asked to take a well-deserved break and will […]

Three days after opening up the .us country code top-level domain (ccTLD) extension to trademark owners, managers of the American Internet extension have signed on a “local” company to mediate any domain name dispute. NeuStar, owners of NeuLevel (which is, in turn, registry of the .biz TLD), penned a deal with the American Arbitration Association […]

Executives at SBC Communications , the second-largest incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) in the U.S., predict minimal revenue growth in 2002, prompting more job cuts and other operational efficiencies to bring costs in line. The local- and long-distance phone carrier predicts only a 1 to 3 percent growth rate for the year, generating $1.5 to […]

Lucent Technologies officials announced Wednesday the launch of two 3G systems that capitalize on wireless phone carriers in the process of migrating existing 2G and 2.5G networks. Verizon Communications , the largest wireless phone company in the U.S. with more than 29.4 million customers, has been conducting field tests with the new systems in Dallas […]